12-letter words containing h, e, p
- petach tikva — a city in W Israel, NE of Tel Aviv.
- peterborough — a city in Cambridgeshire, in central England.
- petite sirah — a dry red wine produced mainly in California
- petrochemist — someone who studies petrochemistry or works in the petrochemical industry
- petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
- petrophysics — the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- phaeomelanin — a variety of melanin that gives rise to a red-coloured pigment
- phagocytoses — phagocytize.
- phalaenopsis — any of various epiphytic orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis, native to tropical Asia, having clusters of showy, variously colored flowers.
- phanerogamic — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
- phanerophyte — a tree or shrub that bears its perennating buds more than 25 cm above the level of the soil
- pharmaceutic — pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
- pharmacolite — hydrous calcium arsenate, 2CaO⋅As 2 O 5 ⋅5H 2 O, formed by natural alteration of mineral deposits containing arsenopyrite and arsenical ores of cobalt and silver.
- pharmacopeia — a book published usually under the jurisdiction of the government and containing a list of drugs, their formulas, methods for making medicinal preparations, requirements and tests for their strength and purity, and other related information.
- phased array — a radar antenna consisting of an array of dipoles that are excited in or out of phase with each other to control beam direction and radiation pattern without moving the antenna. Compare dipole (def 3).
- pheidippides — the Athenian runner who secured aid from Sparta in the struggle between the Athenians and the Persians 490 b.c.
- phenanthrene — a colorless, shiny, crystalline, water-insoluble isomer of anthracene, C 1 4 H 1 0 , derived from coal tar: used chiefly in dyestuffs and in the synthesis of drugs.
- phenarsazine — a type of toxin that originates from arsenic
- phengophobia — an abnormal dread or terror of natural light
- phenocrystic — relating to a phenocryst
- phenomenally — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
- phenotypical — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phentolamine — an alpha blocker, C 1 7 H 1 9 N 3 O, used to reduce hypertensive states caused by a catecholamine excess, as in the treatment of pheochromocytoma.
- phenyl group — the univalent group C 6 H 5 –, derived from benzene.
- phenylalanin — an essential amino-acid present in most proteins
- philadelphia — a city in SE Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River: Declaration of Independence signed here July 4, 1776.
- philadelphus — (Philadelphus) king of Pergamum c159–138 b.c.
- philandering — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- phillumenist — a collector of matchbooks and matchboxes.
- philodendron — a tropical American climbing plant belonging to the genus Philodendron, of the arum family, usually having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, often used as an ornamental houseplant.
- philomelides — a king of Lesbos who wrestled and killed every opponent until he himself was defeated by Odysseus.
- philosophies — the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
- philosophise — to speculate or theorize, usually in a superficial or imprecise manner.
- philosophize — to speculate or theorize, usually in a superficial or imprecise manner.
- phlebography — venography.
- phlebotomist — a specialist in phlebotomy.
- phlebotomize — to subject to phlebotomy; bleed.
- phlegmagogic — a medication that is intended to dislodge and evacuate mucus from the respiratory system
- phoenixville — a city in SE Pennsylvania.
- phonasthenia — difficult or abnormal voice production; vocal weakness.
- phone number — of individual, business
- phone phreak — a person who uses computers or other electronic devices to place long-distance telephone calls without paying toll charges.
- phonemically — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
- phonesthemic — (of a speech sound) shared by a set of echoic or symbolic words, as the sn- of sneer, snarl, snatch, snide, snitch, snoop, etc.
- phonetic law — a statement of some regular pattern of sound change in a specific language, as Grimm's law or Verner's law.
- phonetically — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- phosphoresce — to be luminous without sensible heat, as phosphorus.
- phosphoreted — phosphureted.
- phosphoruses — Phosphor.
- phosphureted — combined with phosphorus, especially in its lowest valence state.